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Learning to Talk : Short Stories by Hilary Mantel is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Learning to Talk : Short Stories about?
<p>A companion piece to the captivating memoir GIVING UP THE GHOST by the Man Booker-winning author, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.</p> <p>This sharp, funny collection of stories drawn from life begins in the 1950s in an insular northern village 'scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.' For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out.</p> <p>In 'King Billy is a Gentleman', the ch
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hilary Mantel
- Publisher
- FOURTH ESTATE
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007354887
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Romance, Women
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (116 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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